Nobel Prize

American  

[noh-bel prahyz, noh-bel] / ˈnoʊ bɛl ˈpraɪz, noʊˈbɛl /

noun

1. any of various awards made annually, beginning in 1901, from funds originally established by Alfred B. Nobel: for outstanding achievement in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and the promotion of peace.

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Nobel prize British  

noun

1. a prize for outstanding contributions to chemistry, physics, physiology or medicine, literature, economics, and peace that may be awarded annually. It was established in 1901, the prize for economics being added in 1969. The recipients are chosen by an international committee centred in Sweden, except for the peace prize which is awarded in Oslo by a committee of the Norwegian parliament

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Example Sentences

Published when its author was 28 years old, the slim, elliptical volume played a central role in Camus winning the Nobel Prize for literature at a time when that distinction still meant something.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Their discovery earned the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1985 and paved the way for statins, the most widely used cholesterol-lowering drugs today.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

Joseph Stiglitz, who jointly won the Nobel Prize for economics in 2001, reportedly said that the U.S. could dip into a period of stagflation, as it did during the oil price shocks in the 1970s.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

When the Nobel Prize in Physics was announced in Stockholm in October 2013, the world was watching.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

When receiving my Nobel Prize, I'm so lost in thought that the peacenik seated beside me has to elbow me in the ribs, saying, "Hey, buddy, I think they're calling your name."

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris